True UT Force Girls Director

Matthew Kenning

Matt Kenning is the current state director for the True UT Force Girls Lacrosse program.  He has been in this role since Jan of 2024.  Before that, Matt was the founder/owner/director of Force Lacrosse from 2016 to 2024.  Matt has been coaching girls’ lacrosse since his 2nd of 4 daughters started playing 15 years ago.  He has coached for Jordan, the West Lake/Skyridge/Lehi combined team, and Corner Canyon youth and HS programs.  He is currently the Corner Canyon Varsity head coach and has been since the summer of 2019.  He is also currently serving as the President of the UT Girls HS Lacrosse Head Coaches Association and is the Girls US Lacrosse area chair for Utah.  In 2023 and 2024, Matt was one of the UT State U17 Girls National team coaches and coached for the New Balance All-American Highlight team during those years.   

Matt has a wife, Andrea, of 34 years, 4 Daughters, 1 Son-in-law, and 2 granddaughters.  Matt is also a Senior Mortgage Loan Officer for Veterans First/Wintrust Mortgage, where he has worked since Sept of 2001 and earned Presidents Club/Presidents Circle honors as a top producer more than 20 times.  Matt has a bachelor’s degree in business administration management and an MBA.  

Matt considers himself to be a student of the game, constantly learning from his own team, teams he plays, teams he watches, and from other coaches from all over the state and the country.  Matt believes in creating a positive and challenging environment in which girls can grow and improve as players and people.   

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Frequently Asked Questions.

Sixes is a faster, 6-on-6 format of club lacrosse built for more touches and more participation — and it's the official Olympic lacrosse discipline for LA28.

No. United Sixes — including Training Camp and PLL Play Sixes Leagues — is open to any athlete, any club, any school.

Training Camp is included for True Lacrosse families as part of this season's registration; for everyone else, a registration fee applies. PLL Play Sixes Leagues are a separate registration with their own fee, for all athletes regardless of True Lacrosse status.

United Sixes is open to grad years 2027–2037, from beginner through advanced skill level, boys and girls, in select markets nationwide this fall.

United Sixes is partnering with USA Lacrosse and PLL Play — including operating PLL Play Sixes Leagues nationwide — to build the future of the Olympic format together.

Head to truelacrosse.com/unitedsixes and select your market. Training Camp and PLL Play Sixes Leagues are separate registrations.

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USA Lacrosse

As the national governing body of lacrosse and a Recognized Sports Organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, USA Lacrosse is helping United Sixes expand access to, education around and participation in the Olympic format. Their expertise helps connect our programming to the rules, coaching principles and standards shaping Sixes nationally. Together with PLL’s experience advancing the format at the professional level and United Sixes' nationwide development and operating infrastructure, we’re building a clear pathway for athletes to learn, train and compete in the game they’ll see on the Olympic stage in LA28.

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PLL Play

PLL Play brings the professional game directly into the United Sixes experience. Through our partnership, athletes train and compete in the same fast-paced 6v6 format showcased by the Premier Lacrosse League and headed to the Olympic stage at LA28. PLL’s expertise in Sixes competition, player development and the professional game helps shape an experience that gives young athletes a closer connection to how the format is played at its highest level.

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